Federal officials are scrambling to contain the fallout from a massive Social Security data exposure that has thrust millions ...

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A group of Democratic lawmakers asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a mobile phone venture started by President Donald Trump’s two older sons for “potential violations of consumer ...

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Minnesota’s massive fraud scandal is in the national spotlight. Republicans want to make fraud a key sticking point, especially heading into the midterm elections. Gov. Tim Walz has announced his ...

Gov. Mike DeWine defended Ohio's oversight of publicly-funded child care as rumors spread about unproven fraud at Somali-run day cares. DeWine held a news conference Jan. 5 as allegations spread on ...

It isn’t often that politicians pay a price for the failures of government. But on Monday we may have seen a rare and welcome example as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his campaign for a third term in ...

A little over a year after running on the Democratic Party’s national ticket, Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is dropping his bid for reelection as governor of Minnesota, saying the scope of the ...

CBS News reports the surge is expected to bring more agents to the Twin Cities metro, as Minnesota is under increased federal focus on fraud allegations. Department of Homeland Security Secretary ...